US Congress House Resolution 1212

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 28)
Status: Introduced on April 23 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-04-23 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Pending: House Education and Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expressing support for the staff of public, school, academic, and special libraries in the United States and the essential services those libraries provide to communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social service and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens of the United States to freely access information and resources in their communities, supporting a strong union voice for library workers, and defending the civil rights of library staff.

Expressing support for the staff of public, school, academic, and special libraries in the United States and the essential services those libraries provide to communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social service and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens of the United States to freely access information and resources in their communities, supporting a strong union voice for library workers, and defending the civil rights of library staff.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]
Rep. Adelita Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Summer Lee [D-PA]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Andrea Salinas [D-OR]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Hillary Scholten [D-MI]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Jill Tokuda [D-HI]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]	Rep. Deborah Ross [D-NC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-23	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2026-04-23	House	Submitted in House

HR328 (Same As) 2025-04-10 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
SR169 (Same As) 2025-04-10 - Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2568-2569)
SR688 (Same As) 2026-04-27 - Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2055-2056)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1212/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hres1212/BILLS-119hres1212ih.pdf